Aihi Takano
| Aihi Takano 髙野 愛姫 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 September 2004 Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2023 |
| Current tour | LPGA of Japan Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
Aihi Takano (髙野 愛姫, Takano Aihi) (born 14 September 2004) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.[1]
Career
Takano began to play golf at the age of 5, at the suggestion of her mother.[2]
She passed the JLPGA Player Certification Test on her second attempt, finishing in a 12th-place tie and became a member of the 96th class of the LPGA of Japan Tour as of 1 December 2023.[3]
In the 26th Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament (6–8 June 2025), she started the final day in a tie for 6th place, 4 strokes behind the leader. She recorded the best score of the day with a 64, including 9 birdies, to take the sole lead, and finished with a total score of −15, 4 strokes ahead of Lee Min-young, to capture her maiden win on the LPGA of Japan Tour.[2]
Professional wins (1)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2025 | Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament | 69-68-64=201 | −15 | 4 strokes | Lee Min-young |
References
- ^ "Aihi Takano". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ a b "女子ゴルフ・高野愛姫、驚異的なバーディーラッシュでツアー初V 15番で大差に驚き「それからは緊張で…」". chunichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "2023プロテスト合格者 - 髙野 愛姫" (in Japanese). LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
External links
- Aihi Takano at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Aihi Takano at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site